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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 157 FILED ON: 1/6/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 335 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Tackey Chan and Erika Uyterhoeven |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act to promote equity among lessors. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tackey Chan2nd Norfolk1/6/2025Erika Uyterhoeven27th Middlesex1/6/2025Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth1/7/2025Amy Mah Sangiolo11th Middlesex1/7/2025Danillo A. Sena37th Middlesex1/7/2025Dawne Shand1st Essex1/8/2025David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex1/8/2025Tram T. Nguyen18th Essex1/8/2025Homar Gómez2nd Hampshire1/8/2025Christine P. Barber34th Middlesex1/8/2025Tara T. Hong18th Middlesex1/8/2025Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex1/9/2025James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex2/12/2025Mike Connolly26th Middlesex1/16/2025Natalie M. Higgins4th Worcester2/23/2025David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester2/10/2025Jason M. LewisFifth Middlesex1/28/2025Richard G. Wells, Jr.7th Norfolk1/30/2025 2 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Bud L. Williams11th Hampden1/14/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 157 FILED ON: 1/6/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 335 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representatives Chan of Quincy and Uyterhoeven of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by |
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| 20 | 20 | | bill, House, No. 335) of Tackey Chan, Erika Uyterhoeven and others for legislation to require |
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| 21 | 21 | | that real estate brokers fees be paid by lessors. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act to promote equity among lessors. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 87DDD1/2 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the |
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| 31 | 31 | | 22022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence: - Any fee shall only |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3be paid by the party, lessor or tenant who originally engaged and entered into a contract with the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4licensed broker or salesman. |
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